Hedge fund manager David Einhorn has blamed venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya and Tesla Inc. read more. : Hedge fund manager David Einhorn has blamed venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya and Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk for throwing "jet fuel" on the GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) trading frenzy in January this year, according to a report by Reuters. What Happened: Einhorn said he believes the GameStop short squeeze in January was fueled in large part by Palihapitiya and Musk, according to the report, which cited Einhorn’s comments in a quarterly letter to Greenlight Capital investors published Thursday.